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Miko Kirschbaum

Senior Researcher
Land Use & Ecosystems
Miko Kirschbaum
Location
Palmerston North
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Qualifications

Australian National
PhD Environmental Biology
1986

Western Australia
BSc Agriculture
1982

Publications

Dodd MB, Rennie G, Kirschbaum MUF, Giltrap DL, Smiley D, van der Weerden TJ 2021. Improving the economic and environmental performance of a New Zealand hill country farm catchment: 4. Greenhouse gas and carbon stock implications of land management change. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 64(4): 540-564. WOS:000545723700001 https://doi.org/10.1080/00288233.2020.1775656

Giltrap DL, Kirschbaum MUF, Liang LYL 2021. The potential effectiveness of four different options to reduce environmental impacts of grazed pastures. A model-based assessment. Agricultural Systems 186. WOS:000595351000004 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2020.102960

Farina R, Sandor R, Abdalla M, Alvaro-Fuentes J, Bechini L, Bolinder MA, Brilli L, Chenu C, Clivot H, Migliorati MD, Di Bene C, Dorich CD, Ehrhardt F, Ferchaud F, Fitton N, Francaviglia R, Franko U, Giltrap DL, Grant BB, Guenet B, Harrison MT, Kirschbaum MUF, Kuka K, Kulmala L, Liski J, McGrath MJ, Meier E, Menichetti L, Moyano F, Nendel C, Recous S, Reibold N, Shepherd A, Smith WN, Smith P, Soussana JF, Stella T, Taghizadeh-Toosi A, Tsutskikh E, Bellocchi G 2021. Ensemble modelling, uncertainty and robust predictions of organic carbon in long-term bare-fallow soils. Global Change Biology 27(4): 904-928. WOS:000591840500001 https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15441

Xu M, Liang LL, Kirschbaum MUF, Fang SY, Yu YN 2021. Short-Term Temperature Response of Leaf Respiration in Different Subtropical Urban Tree Species. Frontiers in Plant Science 11: 628995. WOS:000612349700001 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.628995

Liang LL, Kirschbaum MUF, Giltrap DL, Hunt JE, Laubach J 2021. Could patterns of animal behaviour cause the observed differences in soil carbon between adjacent irrigated and unirrigated pastures? Science of the Total Environment 772. WOS:000628753700049 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145033

Kellomaki S, Vaisanen H, Kirschbaum MUF, Kirsikka-Aho S, Peltola H 2021. Effects of different management options of Norway spruce on radiative forcing through changes in carbon stocks and albedo. Forestry 94(4): 588-597. WOS:000692542600010 https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpab010

Kirschbaum MUF, Moinet GYK, Hedley CB, Beare MH, McNally SR 2020. A conceptual model of carbon stabilisation based on patterns observed in different soils. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 141. WOS:000513986700021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.107683

Thackeray SJ, Robinson SA, Smith P, Bruno R, Kirschbaum MUF, Bernacchi C, Byrne M, Cheung W, Cotrufo MF, Gienapp P, Hartley S, Janssens I, Jones TH, Kobayashi K, Luo YQ, Penuelas J, Sage R, Suggett DJ, Way D, Long S 2020. Civil disobedience movements such as School Strike for the Climate are raising public awareness of the climate change emergency. Global Change Biology. WOS:000508731200001 https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14978

Kirschbaum MUF, Giltrap DL, McNally SR, Liang LL, Hedley CB, Moinet GYK, Blaschek M, Beare MH, Theng BKG, Hunt JE, Whitehead D 2020. Estimating the mineral surface area of soils by measured water adsorption. Adjusting for the confounding effect of water adsorption by soil organic carbon. European Journal of Soil Science 71(3): 382-391. WOS:000491867500001 https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12892

Sandor R, Ehrhardt F, Grace P, Recous S, Smith P, Snow V, Soussana JF, Basso B, Bhatia A, Brilli L, Doltra J, Dorich CD, Doro L, Fitton N, Grant B, Harrison MT, Kirschbaum MUF, Klumpp K, Laville P, Leonard J, Martin R, Massad RS, Moore A, Myrgiotis V, Pattey E, Rolinski S, Sharp J, Skiba U, Smith W, Wu LH, Zhang Q, Bellocchi G 2020. Ensemble modelling of carbon fluxes in grasslands and croplands. Field Crops Research 252. WOS:000531082600003 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2020.107791

Giltrap DL, Kirschbaum MUF, Laubach J, Hunt JE 2020. The effects of irrigation on carbon balance in an irrigated grazed pasture system in New Zealand. Agricultural Systems 182. <Go to ISI>://WOS:000539094200022

Kirschbaum MUF, Puche NJB, Giltrap DL, Liang LL, Chabbi A 2020. Combining eddy covariance measurements with process-based modelling to enhance understanding of carbon exchange rates of dairy pastures. The Science of the total environment 745: 140917-140917. MEDLINE:32726704 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140917

Sandor R, Ehrhardt F, Grace P, Recous S, Smith P, Snow V, Soussana J-F, Basso B, Bhatia A, Brilli L, Doltra J, Dorich CD, Doro L, Fitton N, Grant B, Harrison MT, Kirschbaum MUF, Klumpp K, Laville P, Leonard J, Martin R, Massad R-S, Moore A, Myrgiotis V, Pattey E, Rolinski S, Sharp J, Skiba U, Smith W, Wu L, Zhang Q, Bellocchi G 2020. Ensemble modelling of carbon fluxes in grasslands and croplands. Field Crops Research 252. WOS:000531082600003 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2020.107791

Liang LL, Kirschbaum MUF, Giltrap DL, Wall AM, Campbell DI 2020. Modelling the effects of pasture renewal on the carbon balance of grazed pastures. Science of the Total Environment 715. WOS:000518409900093 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136917

Giltrap DL, Kirschbaum MUF, Laubach J, Hunt JE 2020. The effects of irrigation on carbon balance in an irrigated grazed pasture system in New Zealand. Agricultural Systems 182. WOS:000539094200022 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2020.102851

Kirschbaum MUF, Zeng G, Ximenes F, Giltrap DL, Zeldis JR 2019. Towards a more complete quantification of the global carbon cycle. Biogeosciences 16(3): 831-846. WOS:000458626400001 https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-831-2019

Brandao M, Kirschbaum MUF, Cowie AL, Hjuler SV 2019. Quantifying the climate change effects of bioenergy systems: Comparison of 15 impact assessment methods. Global Change Biology Bioenergy 11(5): 727-743. <Go to ISI>://WOS:000462873200004

Puche N, Senapati N, Flechard CR, Klumpp K, Kirschbaum MUF, Chabbi A 2019. Modeling Carbon and Water Fluxes of Managed Grasslands: Comparing Flux Variability and Net Carbon Budgets between Grazed and Mowed Systems. Agronomy-Basel 9(4). WOS:000467297100023 https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9040183

Ehrhardt F, Soussana JF, Bellocchi G, Grace P, McAuliffe R, Recous S, Sandor R, Smith P, Snow V, Migliorati MD, Basso B, Bhatia A, Brilli L, Doltra J, Dorich CD, Doro L, Fitton N, Giacomini SJ, Grant B, Harrison MT, Jones SK, Kirschbaum MUF, Klumpp K, Laville P, Leonard J, Liebig M, Lieffering M, Martin R, Massad RS, Meier E, Merbold L, Moore AD, Myrgiotis V, Newton P, Pattey E, Rolinski S, Sharp J, Smith WN, Wu LH, Zhang Q 2018. Assessing uncertainties in crop and pasture ensemble model simulations of productivity and N2O emissions. Global Change Biology 24(2): E603-E616. WOS:000423994700019 https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13965

Moinet GYK, Hunt JE, Kirschbaum MUF, Morcom CP, Midwood AJ, Millard P 2018. The temperature sensitivity of soil organic matter decomposition is constrained by microbial access to substrates. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 116: 333-339. WOS:000419417900036 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.10.031

Kirschbaum MUF, McMillan AMS 2018. Warming and elevated CO2 have opposing influences on transpiration. Which is more important? Current Forestry Reports 4(2): 51-71. WOS:000432549800002 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-018-0073-8

Whitehead D, Schipper LA, Pronger J, Moinet GYK, Mudge PL, Pereira RC, Kirschbaum MUF, McNally SR, Beare MH, Camps-Arbestain M 2018. Management practices to reduce losses or increase soil carbon stocks in temperate grazed grasslands: New Zealand as a case study. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 265: 432-443. WOS:000443664900044 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2018.06.022

Kirschbaum MUF, Schipper LA, Mudge PL, Rutledge S, Puche NJB, Campbell DI 2017. The trade-offs between milk production and soil organic carbon storage in dairy systems under different management and environmental factors. Science of the Total Environment 577: 61–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.055

Shen Q, Hedley M, Arbestain MC, Kirschbaum MUF 2017. Tephra is an effective P diffusion barrier in root exclusion experiments. Plant and Soil 410(1–2): 51–61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-2980-4

Schipper LA, Mudge PL, Kirschbaum MUF, Hedley CB, Golubiewski NE, Smaill SJ, Kelliher FM 2017. A review of soil carbon change in New Zealand’s grazed grasslands. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 60(2): 93–118. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288233.2017.1284134

Kirschbaum MUF 2017. Assessing the merits of bioenergy by estimating marginal climate-change impacts. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 22(6): 841–852. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-016-1196-4

Shen Q, Hedley M, Camps Arbestain M, Kirschbaum MUF 2016. Can biochar increase the bioavailability of phosphorus? Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 16(2): 268–286. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-95162016005000022

Shen Q, Kirschbaum MUF, Hedley MJ, Camps Arbestain M 2016. Testing an alternative method for estimating the length of fungal hyphae using photomicrography and image processing. PLOS One 11(6): e0157017. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157017

Kim D-G, Kirschbaum MUF, Beedy TL 2016. Carbon sequestration and net emissions of CH4 and N2O under agroforestry: synthesizing available data and suggestions for future studies. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 226: 65–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.04.011

Kirschbaum MUF, Lambie SM 2015. Re-analysis of plant CO2 responses during the exponential growth phase: interactions with light, temperature, nutrients and water availability. Functional Plant Biology 42(10): 989–1000. https://doi.org/10.1071/FP15103

Kim D-G, Kirschbaum MUF 2015. The effect of land-use change on the net exchange rates of greenhouse gases: a compilation of estimates. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 208: 114–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.04.026

Orwin KA, Stevenson BA, Smaill SJ, Kirschbaum MUF, Dickie IA, Clothier BE, Garrett LG, Van der Weerden TJ, Beare MH, Curtin D, De Klein CAM, Dodd MB, Gentile R, Hedley C, Mullan B, Shepherd M, Wakelin SA, Bell N, Bowatte S, Davis MR, Dominati E, O'Callaghan M, Parfitt RL, Thomas S 2015. Effects of climate change on the delivery of soil-mediated ecosystem services within the primary sector in temperate ecosystems: a review and New Zealand case study. Global Change Biology 21(8): 2844–2860. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12949

Rutledge S, Mudge PL, Campbell DI, Woodward SL, Goodrich JP, Wall AM, Kirschbaum MUF, Schipper LA 2015. Carbon balance of an intensively grazed temperate dairy pasture over four years. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 206: 10–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.03.011

Kirschbaum MUF, Rutledge S, Kuijper IA, Mudge PL, Puche N, Wall AM, Roach CG, Schipper LA, Campbell DI 2015. Modelling carbon and water exchange of a grazed pasture in New Zealand constrained by eddy covariance measurements. Science of the Total Environment 512–513: 273–286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.01.045

Herath HMSK, Camps-Arbestain M, Hedley MJ, Kirschbaum MUF, Wang T, van Hale R 2015. Experimental evidence for sequestering C with biochar by avoidance of CO2 emissions from original feedstock and protection of native soil organic matter. GCB Bioenergy 7(3): 512–526. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12183

Kirschbaum MUF 2014. Climate-change impact potentials as an alternative to global warming potentials. Environmental Research Letters 9(3): 034014. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/3/034014

Lambie SM, Kirschbaum MUF, Dando J 2014. No photodegradation of litter and humus exposed to UV-B radiation under laboratory conditions: no effect of leaf senescence or drying temperature. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 69: 46–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.10.037

Ausseil A-GE, Kirschbaum MUF, Andrew RM, McNeill S, Dymond JR, Carswell F, Mason NWH 2013. Climate regulation in New Zealand: contribution of natural and managed ecosystems. In: Dymond JR ed. Ecosystem services in New Zealand: conditions and trends. Lincoln, New Zealand, Manaaki Whenua Press. Pp. 386–399

Kirschbaum MUF, Saggar S, Tate KR, Thakur KP, Giltrap DL 2013. Quantifying the climate-change consequences of shifting land use between forest and agriculture. Science of the Total Environment 465: 314–324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.01.026

Kirschbaum MUF 2013. Seasonal variations in the availability of labile substrate confound the temperature dependence of organic matter decomposition. Soil biology & biochemistry 57: 568-576. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.10.012

Ausseil A-GE, Dymond JR, Kirschbaum MUF, Andrew RM, Parfitt RL 2013. Assessment of multiple ecosystem services in New Zealand at the catchment scale. Environmental Modelling & Software 43: 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.01.006

Dymond JR, Ausseil A-G, Kirschbaum MUF, Carswell FE, Mason NWH 2013. Opportunities for restoring indigenous forest in New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 43(3): 141–153. https://doi.org/10.1080/03036758.2012.736393

Brandão M, Levasseur A, Kirschbaum M, Weidema B, Cowie A, Jørgensen S, Hauschild M, Pennington D, Chomkhamsri K 2013. Key issues and options in accounting for carbon sequestration and temporary storage in life cycle assessment and carbon footprinting. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 18(1): 230–240. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-012-0451-6

Dymond JR, Ausseil A-GE, Ekanayake JC, Kirschbaum MUF 2012. Tradeoffs between soil, water, and carbon – A national scale analysis from New Zealand. Journal of environmental management 95(1): 124-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.09.019

Kirschbaum MUF, Watt MS, Tait A, Ausseil A-GE 2012. Future wood productivity of Pinus radiata in New Zealand under expected climatic changes. Global change biology 18(4): 1342-1356. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02625.x

Kirschbaum MUF, Saggar S, Tate KR, Giltrap DL, Ausseil AGE, Greenhalgh S, Whitehead D 2012. Comprehensive evaluation of the climate-change implications of shifting land use between forest and grassland: New Zealand as a case study. Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 150: 123-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2012.01.004

Watt MS, Kirschbaum MUF 2011. Moving beyond simple linear allometric relationships between tree height and diameter. Ecological modelling 222(23-24): 3910-3916. CCC:000298455100010

Kirschbaum MUF, Whitehead D, Dean SM, Beets PN, Shepherd JD, Ausseil AGE 2011. Implications of albedo changes following afforestation on the benefits of forests as carbon sinks. Biogeosciences 8(12): 3687-3696. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-8-3687-2011

Conant RT, Ryan MG, Agren GI, Birge HE, Davidson EA, Eliasson PE, Evans SE, Frey SD, Giardina CP, Hopkins FM, Hyvonen R, Kirschbaum MUF, Lavallee JM, Leifeld J, Parton WJ, Steinweg JM, Wallenstein MD, Wetterstedt JAM, Bradford MA 2011. Temperature and soil organic matter decomposition rates - synthesis of current knowledge and a way forward. Global change biology 17(11): 3392-3404. WOS:000296137000010 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02496.x

Kirschbaum MUF, Watt MS 2011. Use of a process-based model to describe spatial variation in Pinus radiata productivity in New Zealand. Forest ecology and management 262(6): 1008-1019. CABI:20113239936 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2011.05.036

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